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KTOZ Schroniske in Krakow, where hundreds of people came in to adopt dogs either permanently or temporarily to get them out of the weater. credit KTOZ SchroniskoAn animal shelter in Krakow was left without words after a weekend of action saw lines out of the door of people who came in to temporarily adopt a dog in the face of an onrushing cold front. Dubbed "Operation Frost," … [Read more...] about When Dog Shelter Makes Appeal for Homes as Temps Plummet Below Zero People Arrive in Droves

Kobe the husky digging holes in the yard - SWNS / Chanell BellIt would have made front-page news around the country: a quiet Philadelphia neighborhood exploding suddenly into flames days before Christmas; but because of a clever dog with a heck of a nose, it's only making news here on GNN. A disastrous gas leak was detected underground by Kobe, a 4-year-old husky owned by … [Read more...] about Dog That Won’t Stop Digging Saves Entire Neighborhood After They Find Dangerous Gas Leak Underground

Kassy and her two litters - released from the Zoo. At the Potawatomi Zoo in Indiana, a mama golden retriever has her paws as full as can be these days looking after a huge litter of pups--but half aren't hers. The zoo had the unhappy issue of an African painted dog who was a first-time mom and wasn't displaying the level of care required to raise her litter of 8 pups. The … [Read more...] about This Golden Retriever is Nursing 3 African Painted Dog Pups at Indiana Zoo After Mother Abandoned Them

credit - Arlington, WA Police Department, released. In Arlington, Washington state, a hero dog changed his tune and alerted her owners to a fire consuming their neighbor's house. It was 3:00 a.m. and a fire was quietly burning the workshop of a nearby North County home. Douglas O'Connor, II, was asleep in the house next door when his dog Lucy woke him up. "Normally, I just … [Read more...] about ‘Bark was Unlike’ Any Heard Before

Best Friends Pet Resource Center - FacebookAli Paepke had very little hope that a dog named Neo would be able to fit in at her rehabilitation center. The poor pooch had been in a shelter for over a year--more than 450 days, and was part of an ongoing animal abuse trial, which Paepke said typically creates an animal that's difficult--and in many cases impossible--to … [Read more...] about Abused and Stuck in Shelter for 450 Days ‘Mind-blowing’ Dog Charms Everyone at Rehab and Finds Forever Home

By Pietro SchellinoCaring for a pet helps stave off cognitive decline for people over 50 who live on their own, according to a new study of almost 8,000 participants. Researchers found that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and verbal fluency among the older adults who were living alone. The study included 7,945 mostly-white British … [Read more...] about Owning Pets Helps Stave Off Dementia for People Over 50 Living on Their Own

credit - Adams SPCAFor the pooches and purr-babies in the SPCA shelter of Adams County Pennsylvania, Christmas came early. By Saturday two days before Christmas, every last one of them had found a new owner, leaving the kennels vacant on Christmas Day for the first time in 47 years of operations. The team says that one cat arrived Saturday evening after they took the photo … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania SPCA Shelter Empties Kennels for First Time in 47 Years: ‘A true miracle’

Terry the whippet-RSPCA via SWNSA dog was just 12-weeks-old when he was brought into an animal hospital with signs of abuse, but now he gets to celebrate his 'first proper' Christmas with the veterinarian nurse who helped save him. Terry, the Whippet, arrived at Hull PDSA Animal Hospital, East Yorkshire, England. He was treated there by Rachel Coombes. The 42-year-old fell in … [Read more...] about Once-Abused Dog Gets to Celebrate First Christmas With Vet Who Saved Him

credit - Hopkinsville Police Department retrieved from FacebookA pit bull named Bolo needed just one day with the officers at the Hopkinsville Police Department for them all to fall in love. Now sworn in as the first-ever "Paw-trol Officer" Bolo has found his fur-ever home. Bolo, a handsome dog from Hopkinsville Kentucky who was part of an animal shelter publicity campaign … [Read more...] about Pit Bull is Sworn in by Police as ‘Paw-trol Officer’ After He Showed Up One Day and Found Fur-ever Home

De Winton's Golden Mole, photo by team member JP Le RouxA little species of golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa thanks to an intrepid band of conservationists and a sniffing dog. De Winton's golden mole was last scientifically documented in South Africa--in Port Nolloth--in 1936. This tiny, blind mammal was never photographed and there is little known about its … [Read more...] about Tiny Golden Mole Not Seen in Almost 100 Years Rediscovered Thanks to Sniffing Dog and Passionate Scientists